January

Contents:
Golden Wedding of Mexborough Couple
Engagement – Morrison & Williams
Police Chief Honoured
– King’s Medal for Supt. H. P. Varley
Weddings:
– Bennett & Cousins
– Booker & Christieson
– Bourne & Shaw
– Dawson & Sharratt
– Pendlebury & Rowe
– Rowan & Salter
– Williams & Styling
– Kirkham & Newby
– Rowan & Harris
– Sherriff & Rodgers
Scouts’ Death.
Mexborough Council – A.R.P. Matters
– Mis-Use of Raid Shelters
Cinemas – Empire, Majestic & Oxford
– Irene – Music in my Heart (videos)
Montagu Hospital – The Week’s Casualty List
Marconigrams – January 04th, 1941
Holiday for Birmingham Children
– Hospitable Church Folk
Milestones of 1940 – A Diary of the Year
War Weapons Week – Plans Taking Shape
Y.M.A.  President’s Message – New Year Call
Police Court Briefs
Soldiers, Sailor & Airman
– Shearman W. – Stationed in the South
– Langley, Frank – Schoolmaster Joins Navy.
– Johnson, Leonard – One of the First
– Rutherford, Fred – Kleen-eze Manager
– Severns A. – Black Watch Volunteer
– Warburton, Louis – Gazetted
– Dewsbury & Eyre Brothers
– Four Brothers Serving
– Johnson, Walter & Horace
– Two Sons Serving
– Wallis, Howard, Roland & Thomas
– Three Mexborough Brothers
Editorials:
– Roosevelt’s Resolve (video)
– Slippery Places
– Fledglings
– Calling All Classes

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February

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March

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April

Contents:
Weddings:

– Potts & Tetlow
– Wallis & Arnold
– Crowcroft & Ingham
– Lewis & Smith
– Littlewood & Roebuck
– Potts & Tetlow
– Potts & Whale
– Roberts & Harding
Cinemas – Empire, Majestic & Oxford
– Cisco Kid
Montagu Hospital
– The Week’s Casualty List
Marconigrams

Mr. A. R. Martin – Darfield Appointment
Airman, Sailor & Soldiers
– Stacey Brothers
– Three Sons Serving
– Ashton, Alfred Mills – 6 Months in R.A.F.
– Cochram, Fred – Following Father
– Carr, Douglas – Dale Brown Employee
– Smith, Leonard – Royal Artillery
– Steele M.V. – Long Service
– White, Cyril – Mexborough Sapper
– Beach, George – In Lofoten Raid
– Bentham, Eric & R.
– Two Sons in Forces
Editorials:
– Invasion of Greece & Yugoslavia
– The Price of Survival
– Britain at Bay
– Greek Tragedy

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May

Contents:
Obituary – Mr Alfred Hudson.
Chief Scout’s Visit – Area Plans
Wedding – Corbett & Jackson
Civil Defence Appeal by Councillor
Cinemas – Empire, Majestic & Oxford
– I Want a Divorce (video)
Lord Mayor at Mexborough
– Visit to Oxford Road Church
Hospital Board Chairman
– Coun. G. S. Morley Appointed
Montagu Hospital
– The Week’s Casualty List

Marconigrams
Elsecar 135  Mexborough 84
– That Man Again! – White Takes Seven
Mexboro’151 for 6  Rockingham 19 for 1
– Hargreaves Makes…
Soldiers :
– Cooper T.E., – A “Regular “
– Charlesworth, Henry
– Mexborough Athlete
– Lee, Charles & Claude
– Mexborough Twins
Editorial:
– Recoil
– Less Talk
– Crete
– Rudolf Hess
– Hard Punches

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June

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July

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August

Contents:
Mr. H. B. Sparkes Leaving Mexborough
Postmaster’s New Post
– Mr H.B. Sparkes Leaving Mexborough
Golden Wedding – Mr and Mrs Branford
Weddings:
– Acheson & Pratt
– Barry & Woods
– Fletcher & Wragg
– Hey & Charles
– Hulse & Austwick
– James & Street
– Wood & Haime
Fall of Roof – Mexborough Miner Killed
Cinemas – Empire, Majestic. Oxford – Charlie Chan
Curate Leaving
Vicar to go to Bristol
Montagu Hospital – Casualty List
– August 2nd, 1941
– August 9th, 1941
Home Guard Parade & Service
Marconigrams:
– August 2nd, 1941
– August 9th, 1941
– August 16th, 1941
– August 23rd, 1941
Mexborough Comforts Fund Gala
Mexborough War Weapons Week
Brampton Bierlow Man Fined – Road Offence
Mexborough 83 for 3  Leeds Zingari 81
Soldiers & Airman :
– Bradshaw, Cyril – Wounded Out East.
– White, Paul – Pilot Training
– Stanton – Prisoner in Germany
Yorkshire Council Table – July 26th 1941
Editorial:
– September the First
– Riddle of the Mines
– Russia’s Ordeal
– Growing Together (video)

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September

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October

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November

Contents:
Princess Royal’s Visit
Princess Royal at the Montagu Hospital
Princess Royal at Mexborough
– Appeal On Behalf Of A.T.S.
Princess Royal at the Majestic Cinema
New Postmaster at Mexborough G.P.O.
Marconigrams – November 1st, 1941
Airman – Dennett, Tom
– Service Life In Canada
Editorials
– Hitler v Roosevelt
– Egg and Tomato
– Now They’re Talking

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